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The government of Catalonia has announced that the alternative vote on independence –a sort of “referendum lite”– scheduled for next November 9 will take place notwithstanding the ban imposed by the Spanish Constitutional Court. The court had earlier today made public that it had unanimously admitted an appeal filed by the Spanish government against the non-binding independence vote, organised by the Catalan government with the help of more than 30,000 volunteers.

Additionally, the spokesperson of the Catalan government has stated that it will sue the Spanish executive for abuse of power and limiting the right of participation and freedom of expression. Everything is ready for Nov 9 and the government maintains the participatory process”

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Image: The headquarters of the Spanish Constitutional Court (Wikimedia)